Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 19th January 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Esri launches interactive mapping tool for state, corporate policymakers

• Adani Enterprises' Rs 20,000 crore FPO to fund green capex, debt payback of several projects

• P2M UPI transactions cross 400-crore mark in December,2022

NATIONAL

• Padho Pardesh Scheme discontinued for minority students

INTERNATIONAL

• India announced donation of 12,500 doses of pentavalent vaccines to Cuba

STATES

• First G20 Health Working Group under India’s G20 presidency begun in Thiruvananthapuram

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Amazon returns as world's most valued brand, Apple down to No 2: Brand Finance

• India to become a $26 trillion economy by 2047 – EY Report

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Spot-bellied eagle owl spotted in Andhra Pradesh’s Seshachalam forest for the first time

• The Secretary, MeitY launched Technology for Air Quality Monitoring System (AI-AQMS v1.0)

EVENTS

• PM Modi inaugurated 2nd phase of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh in Basti, Uttar Pradesh

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Krishna Vavilala awarded with MLK Grand Parade Special award